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Dress for Less sells business professional clothing to students

Dress For Less comes to campus just in time for Career Fair

Surita Basu, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

September is now behind us, and many students have started to feel the pressure of the internship and job search. With the career fair on Oct. 3, students were preoccupied with resumes, cover letters,...

Our Story Our Voice gets students talking about gender

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

“Would you like a sticker and a high five?” Kat Taylor, a fourth-year chemical biology and environmental studies major and member of the Interfraternity Congress-Panhellenic Council, cheerfully asked...

InterSEXtions discussion addressed gender-based violence in queer communities of color

Jordan Reif, Staff Reporter October 4, 2019

Lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual women are victims of rape at rates of 13.1, 46.1 and 17.4 percent respectively. When all sexual violence is included, those numbers rise to 46.4, 74.9 and 43.3 percent,...

Storm Area 51 started as a Facebook meme event with 3.5 million people marked as interested. Only 150 actually showed up.

Storm Area 51, they might be able to stop all 150 of us

Nathan Lesch, Director of Print September 27, 2019

Area 51, a U.S. Air Force flight testing facility in southern Nevada, has been the centerpiece of many conspiracy theories about extraterrestrial life. Founded at President Eisenhower’s behest in the...

Teatime for Peace brings Muslim experiences into community dialogue

Surita Basu, Contributing Reporter September 27, 2019

Students, faculty and community members gathered in the Thwing Ballroom on Monday night to participate in Teatime for Peace, an event focused on introducing and learning about our Muslim community members....

LeVar Burton recieved the Inamori Ethics Prize for his ethical leadership in the arts on Sept. 19.

2019 Inamori Ethics Prize winner LeVar Burton speaks and listens

Matt Hooke, Executive Editor September 27, 2019

“Does anyone have any questions?” asked LeVar Burton at an exclusive student meet and greet on Thursday, Sept. 20, before receiving the 2019 Inamori Ethics Prize. He was met with silence.  What...

Classics come alive at CWRU Classics Day

Veronica Madell, Staff Reporter September 27, 2019

 If you see a person walking around on Friday, Sept. 27 in a classical helmet with feathers sticking out the top, don’t mistake them for the school’s Spartan mascot; it is classics professor Evelyn...

Students from Campus International High School hold signs for the climate strike in Downtown Cleveland.

Climate strike at Public Square draws passionate crowd

Lewis Nelken, Contributing Reporter September 27, 2019

“HEY HEY HO HO FOSSIL FUELS HAVE GOT TO GO.”  Teens from multiple Cleveland high schools chanted and waved signs with messages such as “We are taking time out of our lessons to teach you one!”...

Hong Kong protests hit University Circle

Collin Wong, Staff Reporter September 27, 2019

Tensions are only growing in Hong Kong as pro-democracy demonstrations continue for the 16th straight week. This past June, residents of Hong Kong protested an amendment to the city’s extradition law....

The annual Fall Harvest Festival held at University farms

CWRU’s annual Farm Harvest Festival is a smash

Maryam Iqbal, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

This Saturday saw the 7th annual Farm Harvest Festival taking place at Case Western Reserve University’s spacious farm. Organized by the Student Sustainability Council (SSC), it was an opportunity for...

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